Pin clip



Sept. 7, 1954 H. E. ANDERSON 2,688,171

PIN CLIP Filed Dec. 28, 1951 INVENTOR.

H l LQ A E. ANDERSON 42AM aura- AGENT Patented Sept. 7, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PIN CLIP Hilda E. Anderson, Ironwood, Mich.

Application December 28, 1951, Serial No. 263,757

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a pin clip device for use, particularly, in the wrapping of gifts and the like.

At the present time, a great deal of attention is paid to the Wrapping of gifts in a decorative and distinctive manner, and often, cellophane tape is used to seal the ends of a package when it is desired to conserve on ribbon or cord cost, as in retail establishments where gift wrapping is a free service. However, this leaves the problem of how to apply a suitable decorative appearance to the gift securely enough to prevent its becoming loosened or lost and without said string or ribbon. Odd-sized and shaped packages, obviously, present an even greater decoration problem.

It is, therefore, one of my principal objects to provide an inexpensive pin clip device having means to hold any desired ornamental or decorative material to a package, irrespective of size, shape, or sealing means employed on the package.

Another object is to provide a device for use in gift wrapping wherein ribbon and other expensive Wrapping material may be conserved.

Another object is to provide adequate means to hold decorative devices or material, irrespective of the nature of said material or devices.

Another object is to provide a secure holding means for the pin clip device on a package.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of my invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the invention showing the arrangement for holding same securely in position, the holding means being sprung upwardly by the material gripped.

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating how the invention is mounted on a package wrapping.

My pin clip device-comprises a single piece of spring steel wire, or the like. The body member or stem I of the device is formed of one end of the piece of wire and is preferably straight throughout substantially the entire length of the device. The outer end of the body I is sharpened, as at 2, to facilitate piercing the object to which the pin clip is attached in a most convenient and least damaging manner. The straight body portion I of the device comprises about one-half of the length of the piece of wire from which the device is made.

The remaining half of the piece of wire is bent arcuately back upon itself to firmly engage the body member in spaced relation to each end thereof, as at 3, forming a fiat loop 4 on the opposite end of the body from the point 2. The engagement of the wire at the end of the loop 4 with the body member provides a secure grip for the pin clip on any material which may be between them due to the spring quality of the wire, or

course.

From a point adjacent the gripping area 3 of the pin clip, the wire is bent outwardly at right angles to the body member and in a plane at right angles to the loop 4, as shown, and is bent back upon itself arcuately to pass across the body member in spaced relation thereto so that a large loop 5 is provided transversely of the body 5 with equal portions of the loop 5 on each side of the body member, as shown. The wire is then bent back toward the body member l, as at 6, and the extreme inner end i of the wire forms a bisecting element and is bent as at 8 from the body member into the loop 5 to divide same into two substantially similar and equal-sized loops, one on each side of the body portion and in a plane normal to the plane of the loop 4, as shown.

In operation, the pointed end 2 of the body is inserted into the paper or other wrapping material s to perforate same, and the body is inserted into the perforation until the grip arrangement 3 is securely engaged on the wrapping material. (In Fig. 4, the pin clip is shown just before it reaches the gripping position.) The body member preferably lies parallel with the wrapping material, as shown, and if desired, the body may be provided with a plurality of spaced nicks or notches it along its length, particularly along the surface thereof which faces the loops of the device, and/or the opposite side of the body whereby the device will grip the material to which it is applied more securely.

As is deemed apparent, ribbons, flowers, leaves, sprigs of evergreen, holly, or other artificial decorative members, labels, tags, or the like may readily be secured to the loop l and/ or to the two halves of the loop 5, and they will be securely held in place. The decorations may be placed in any desired location on the package and the decorations may be readily removed without damage thereto for further use or for souvenirs, if desired.

In addition, the instant device may be used for attaching flowers, or other decorative material, to garments, such as coats, dresses, suits, or the like, in a most convenient manner.

Another advantage of my device is that ribbon and cord costs may be reduced materially or elimi- 3 nated, as ends of packages may be closed with a small strip of cellophane tape, to preclude the use of a ribbon or cord wound around the package, yet, a neat and novel decoration may be mounted on the package easily and quickly to save both time and expense of materials.

It is to be understood that I have herein shown and described one specific embodiment of my invention, and that my appended claim is not necessarily limited specifically thereto, but should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

As a new article of manufacture, a pin clip device for holding decorations on packages or the like consisting of a single piece of wire, a point on the outer end of said wire, a straight body portion extending from said point throughout the entire length of said device, said wire being bent back upon itself forming a loop which is laterally offset from said body portion and being normally vertically disposed when in use, gripping means formed at the inner end of said loop by means of said wire being bent to firmly engage said body and forming means to grip material extended between said body and said gripping means, a second loop formed from said wire adjacent said gripping means and extending in laterally offset relation to said body portion and being normally vertically disposed when in use, said second loop being disposed transversely of said body extending at substantially right angles to said body portion and said first loop and having substantially equal portions thereof on each side of said body, said second loop having a portion thereof on each side of said body extending below the upper plane of said body in spaced relation to said body providing means to support said loops in upstanding relation when in use, a bisecting element located at the opposite end of said wire from said point, said element extending from the lower central portion of said second loop into said second loop to substantially divide same into two loops one on each side of said body portion, whereby three separate loops are provided in upstanding relation to said body and in angular disposition to each other to receive decorative elements to be secured thereto. 7

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